Vintage China

Vintage China

More than a millennium ago, during China's Tang Dynasty, artisans invented a color scheme for pottery that's still iconic. These blue-and-white Chinese patterns later enjoyed a renaissance in 16th-century Europe, most notably in Delft, the Dutch city where tin-glazed delftware was made. Today, stylist Paul Lowe pays homage to those traditions — and to his grandmother, who collected blue-and-white china — in the following simple projects.

The Iron-On Technique

The Iron-On Technique

Step 1: Take a photo of a piece of blue-and-white china against a white background. Enlarge the image by 200 percent, and print it on Lazertran's Iron-On Ink-Jet Transfer Paper for Textiles ($13 for five 8 1/2" x 11" sheets, at lazertran.com). Wait 30 minutes for the transfer to dry, then cut out the image and place it facedown onto the fabric.